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Nuclear War Films
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Nuclear war movies are one of my special interests. This account will review and summarize them.

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The helicopter crashes into the tar pit as another bomb goes off. As they slowly sink into the tar they talk about being found and put in a museum. They get to spend eternity together.

And that’s Miracle Mile, the nuclear war movie that kind of has a happy ending… sort of…
December 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The elevator makes it to the helipad. A man has eaten all of the drugs and there is a glow from the bomb. The helicopter is gone, the helicopter returns. Harry and Julie run to the helicopter. Missiles fly through the sky and the nukes knock the helicopter out of the sky because of the EMP…
December 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Harry flees to the sewer in order to be able to navigate because there is too much chaos on the street. He and Julie manage to get into the elevator on the way back to the helipad. There is a bright light in the elevator and then the power goes out. The elevator starts moving again somehow…
December 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Julie tells Harry she loves him. The sun rises Harry sends Julie to the heliport with the gun he has to get the pilot back. Harry sees the news, briefly it doesn’t confirm the war, more chaos. Surprising number of guns in this movie for California…
December 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The cops have the building surrounded but when Harry and Julie come out the cops all leave. Harry and Julie believe the war won’t happen anymore it’s 5:05 am and they’re back at the diner. It becomes clear that the war is happening and people know about it. Sudden chaos in all directions…
December 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
on the street trying to find a helicopter pilot.

He finds a helicopter pilot in a gym and brings him back. Julie has left. She’s on the street and then inside a business after a cop car drives through it. It’s Wilson the man Harry carjacked earlier with his sister. They’re both dying…
December 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
They make it to the building with the heliport. Julie is talking about her parents cause she still doesn’t know. There is a helicopter and they don’t have a pilot. Harry tells Julie he loves her and then leaves. 2 women show up with guns and tell Julie what’s happening. Harry runs around down…
December 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Julie’s parents get back together. Harry puts Julie in a shopping cart. Julie barely wakes up. He doesn’t tell her what’s happening so she assumes it’s a date.
December 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
one of whom fires their pistol causing the gas station to explode. Now they’re in the cop car. Harry tells the man he carjacked that it’s a meltdown at the nuclear power plant.

Julie’s building is enormous. Harry finds her unit and breaks in. Julie is completely knocked out, Harry carries her…
December 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Harry jumps out of the moving vehicle to try to get to Julie’s place. His glasses break. He has a gun.

He carjacks a stereo thief. They talk a bit. They stop at a gas station. Harry tries to call Julie, gets the answering machine. Cops show up and try to arrest everyone. Gas is dumped on the cops…
December 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The folks at the diner want to try to go to Antartica. There will be a helicopter ride to the airport for some folks. They pile into a vehicle. While they’re on their way to the airport they try to decide who they want to save in terms of like famous people. They call Carl Sagan from the vehicle…
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The woman with the computer also has a cellphone (this was 1988, basically no one had one) she calls someone, presumably to folks in the government. She tries to call a senator who is unavailable. The government woman believes the story. She provides some supporting evidence…
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
4:06 am.

Harry goes into the diner is about to eat but gets a nosebleed. There are a handful of people in the diner. He starts asking customers is they have a son named chip in a missile silo in North Dakota. He then tells everyone about the phone call…
December 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The pay phone starts ringing and Harry answers it hoping it’s her. A man is on the line, speaking super fast in a panic, he says a nuclear war will start in 50 minutes. He continues ranting and then there is gun fire and someone else picks up the phone and tells Harry to go back to sleep. It’s…
December 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Outside a pay phone is ringing. A woman at the diner has a ruggedized computer with her and is speed reading gravities rainbow. Harry goes outside and calls Julie from the pay phone she doesn’t answer…
December 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
They make a date for 12:15 a.m. Harry tries to take a nap but his alarm clock doesn’t go off due to a power outage. Julie waits for an hour then goes home and takes sleeping pills. Harry wakes up after power is restored at 3:45 am.

Harry goes to the diner they were supposed to meet at…
December 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Here’s a summary:

Boy, (Harry) meets girl (Julie) at a natural history museum by the Labrea tar pits. He’s a musician and she’s a teacher. They go to a a sea food restaurant and free the lobsters.

Her parents haven’t spoken in 15 years…
December 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Thank you so much!
November 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
nuclear war in 1983.

They showed the film in Hiroshima and survivors said it was an accurate depiction.

I highly recommend this documentary if you can find it! Make it a day and watch TDA, Viewpoint, and this!
November 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Reagan watched the movie at camp David prior to it airing. The white house sent edit notes, the network refused them.

They show some of the ABC Viewpoint episode that followed the film, as an aside I suggest watching this also as it will give you a good idea of what most folks thought about…
November 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
ABC fired the director and hired a new editor after the whole movie was already in the can.

ABC rehired the director.

There was massive backlash before it even aired, including death threats. This meant it was difficult to sell advertising…
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
There was tons of network drama about the IUD scenes.

They showed the film Hiroshima Mon Amour to the crew.

Steve Gutenberg had “nukemares” (something we have in common)…
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM